Commonwealth v. Boykin

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

Appeal is taken to our Court from judgment of sentence rendered following jury trial and conviction on an indictment for rape. 1 Also charged and tried were indictments for possession of instruments of crime (“ACT”, supra, § 907) 2 and unlawful restraint (“ACT”, supra, § 2902). Sentence was suspended on the former and the latter was nolle prossed. Post-trial motions were filed and denied.

On May 8, 1975, while Stephanie Rowe was walking on 16th Street between Market and Chestnut in Philadelphia, she was approached by appellant, who inquired whether she might be a model.…